There are 11 ways to get from Philadelphia to Boulder by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Philadelphia International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Denver (DEN)plane PHL - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
7h 23m$248–736Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Avebus Ff1 / ...
39h 44m$173–567Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Drbus Ff1 / ...
41h 46m$214–1,212Drive 1,713.7 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Bouldercar 1,713.7 mi
29h 39m$313–452Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Denver (DEN)plane EWR - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
8h 11m$273–1,072Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Denver (DEN)plane BWI - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
8h 16m$285–1,411Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentownbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Denver (DEN)plane ABE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
9h 38m$199–849Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Denver (DEN)plane JFK - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
9h 20m$189–1,368Train to Laguardia Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Denver (DEN)plane LGA - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus
9h 59m$312–1,465Bus via Chicago
- Take the bus from Philadelphia to Allentownbus
- Take the bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus Ff1 / ...
44h 7m$212–479Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Stationbus Ff1 / ...
47h 49m$221–706
Philadelphia to Boulder by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Boulder is to bus via Chicago which costs $210 - $480 and takes 44h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Boulder is to fly and bus which takes 7h 23m and costs $240 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia to Boulder. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia and arriving at Broadway & Euclid Ave via St Louis Bus Station and Union Station Gate B17. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 44m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Boulder is 1616 miles. The road distance is 1723.7 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Boulder without a car is to bus which takes 39h 44m and costs $170 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Philadelphia to Boulder, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Boulder bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia station.
Philadelphia to Boulder bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Boulder is 2h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 4:45 AM in Philadelphia and 2:45 AM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between Philadelphia to Boulder is 1724 miles. It takes approximately 29h 39m to drive from Philadelphia to Boulder.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Philadelphia to Broadway & Euclid Ave via St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 39h 44m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Denver via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Denver via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Denver via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Denver via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Denver via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Denver via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Denver via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Denver via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $14–240
- Business Class
- $60–280
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Philadelphia to Allentown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $95–160
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